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Analysts: the upcoming iPhone 15 will support Wi-Fi 6E

This iPhone 15 mock-up is courtesy of Yanko Design.

In a research note to clients — as noted by MacRumors — Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Tom O’Malley said the iPhone 15 will support Wi-Fi 6E. However, they didn’t know whether the feature will be available on all models or limited to the Pro models.

Apple has added Wi-Fi 6E support the latest 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini models. Here’s how Wired describes the technology: Wi-Fi 6E is the name for devices that operate in the 6-gigahertz (GHz) band, a new swath of unlicensed spectrum. Until now, our Wi-Fi operated on two bands: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. The Wi-Fi 6 standard has various features to improve the efficiency and data throughput of your wireless network and reduce latency for those two bands. Wi-Fi 6E brings those improvements to the 6-GHz band.

Wi-Fi 6 offers better bandwidth (which means faster speeds) and has lower latency, which is better for gaming, video, and other low latency applications. 

The iPhone 15 line-up will almost certainly arrive in September or October. Other rumors about the smartphone update:

° The iPhone 15 Pro Max will sport a”periscope lens.”

° The smartphone’svolume button and power button will adopt a solid-state button design (similar to the home button design of iPhone 7/8/SE2 and 3) to replace the physical/mechanical button design.

° It will sport an increased 8GB of RAM, a USB-C port, and multiple camera improvements.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.